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Not long after 2022 began, Respawn Amusement announced Apex Legends' latest event, Dark Depths. The event will bring a new Arenas map — aslope a diverseness of cosmetic items — to the hero-based battle royale starting January xi. The limited-time event will run throughout the rest of January, wrapping up on Feb 1.

The highlight of the event will exist the new Arenas map, Habitat, which serves as a home to several Leviathans — the hulking, towering creatures yous've likely seen wandering effectually The Frontier. Y'all'll too exist able to purchase various aquatic-themed skins for Ash, Horizon, Lifeline, and Fuse, every bit well as obtain other result-sectional cosmetics by purchasing Dark Depths packs from the in-game shop. Finally, the effect volition offer three Wink Events, one for each calendar week the effect goes on. If you're curious what rewards these Flash Events will yield, nosotros've got them listed below:

  • Jan xi to Jan 18: Two Apex Packs, one Epic Holospray, and i Load Screen. You'll also exist able to earn xix total stars and 25 crafting materials throughout this Flash Issue.
  • Jan 18 to Jan 25: One Apex Pack, a Valkyrie Epic Holospray, and one Nighttime Depths pack. You'll also be able to earn 19 full stars and 50 crafting materials throughout this Flash Event.
  • January 25 to February 1: An Ballsy Revenant Holospray, an Ballsy Alternator skin, and an Epic Revenant skin. You'll also be able to earn 22 total stars and 25 crafting materials throughout this Flash Result.

Additionally, if you've got money to blow, we've also attached a graphic, courtesy of Respawn, which showcases what the shop offerings will be throughout the event.

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The outcome looks to exist geared primarily towards Arenas players, so if you're more of a fan of the game'due south boxing royale modes, y'all might not get a lot out of this event. Information technology'due south too worth noting that the event will not have a limited-time mode (LTM). Nighttime Depths' lack of an LTM, alongside the event's focus on cosmetics, has sparked controversy in the Apex Legends community. Some Noon players believe that the event's offerings are unreasonably pocket-sized, especially when compared to other online games' events, namely Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite.